All he has left on his list of 17 items is to watch doggy movies, visit Esperance, FaceTime friends in SA, attend the Boulder Markets, eat frozen “pupsicle” treats, and have a doggy meet-and-greet.

Mrs Rodier said Briggs had not showed signs of slowing down.

“He is presenting really well and it is only at night-time when his breathing is a bit laboured that we really notice anything,” she said.

“It really says a lot about dogs — they are just always happy to see you and always consider their own problems secondary.

“But I think because he is only young and otherwise healthy, he is just coping with it really well.

“When you have a 13 or 14-year-old dog who gets diagnosed, they are already withered bone and slowing down and usually have other health problems at play.”

Nosebleeds in December led to a trip to the vet, with scans showing a mass in his nose. Briggs was referred to Murdoch University, where the tumour was discovered through his right nostril, up in front of his brain and protruding into his skull.

Mrs Rodier said the vet informed her the tumour was big and inoperable, and if she wanted to proceed with treatment, a biopsy would be needed to find out what kind of cancer it was, but it would not be a cure. She said she was a supporter of the Die with Dignity campaign, and did not want to see her beloved pet suffer.

“I felt doing radiation and all that is that it would prolong his life, but would he have the same level of quality of life?” she said. “Right now as you can see, he’s a happy dog, he’s living his life. If he starts having any bad reactions or symptoms, I wouldn’t want him to suffer through any of that so we would make decision if it is his time.”